No more HD Distant Networks?

[Mr Tony]

a screen that says what is going on and background music. In this case probably "HD affiliate channels through Sobongo are no longer available" or something of the nature

If you tune to say one of the RSN alt channles in the off time (when there is no game on there) and you see a dish logo and music. thats a slate

 

[levibluewa]

May also be a clue in the next uplink report if 110 transponder 17 shows any new activity.

 

[BubahJim]

Does anyone have Sobongo (All American Direct's) telephone number? Thanks.

 

[levibluewa]

800-909-9677

 

[MikeD-C05]

Well here we are today at 2:50pm central time and they are still on.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Thanks Mike, I actually bought the CBS SD. I enjoy having the dual feeds via timezones. I paid 49.95 for 13 months, deal sounded good.

You're welcome. Glad ,you got something good out of the deal.

 

[markcosenza]

Based on Digiblurs note on the previous page about the HD Channels "going to slate", our last day with the HD feeds will be tomorrow. (time unknown)

Well here we are today at 2:50pm central time and they are still on.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Okay, I guess we will see tommorrow if it is true.

 

[levibluewa]

They're gone! ...within the past hour.

 

[bigrich]

Mine are still on 8:45PM EST.

 

[digiblur]

May also be a clue in the next uplink report if 110 transponder 17 shows any new activity.

You might not see any activity on the report since they will reroute the video at the uplink to the slate generator which does not require any changes in the channel/transponder tables. Much like a PPV movie is swapped between channels without an uplink report.

 

[Tampa8]

1:50AM 1/19 mine are still on.

In a related note, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

 

[markcosenza]

Still there as of 6 am (cst)... and showing on my remote access at the moment...

 

[Dah-Henny]

...In a related note, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Geez, I haven't heard that in a while.

 

[amoni]

And for the hearing impared....

GENERALISSIMO FRANCISCO IS STILL DEAD!!!

 

[Brussam]

I wonder if there is a pattern to the shutdown. I still have the East Coast and West Coast feeds.

For instance, could the people shut down so far have been individual channel subscribers?

 

[mike123abc]

Shutting them down probably just requires them pressing enter or a mouse click. They would probably all go to a slate instantely.

 

[digiblur]

Distants should be gone now. I see they moved them from one transponder to another which is probably pointing to the slate.

 

[MikeD-C05]

A slate on mine saying contact AAD. So yes, they are really gone now.

 

[TNGTony]

1:50AM 1/19 mine are still on.

In a related note, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Nothing like a reference to a 36 year-old joke to drive home the point!
The best part about it is the statement is still true!